Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-01-07
Condensed DISPATCHES.

a NUMBER of Eastern insurance COM
panies are resisting on their policies issued
to JOHN F. Taylor, of South Norwalk,
Conn, who suicide last November after
having written insurance on his life TO the
amount of $315,0u0.
Mrs. RoxANA DRUsE. convicted of kill
inc aixl afterwards boiling and burning
the holly of her husband, was to have been
executkd Mt Heskimer, N. Y, last Wednes
dav, bh, the Sheriff has been Temporarily
sparedIthe unpleasant duty by reprieve
from Eov. Bill until the meeting of the
Legislh ture.
Mr.. PowDERLY strongly denounces the
Socialists, and tells them that men who for
s64 DAYS in the year advocate the use of
the dirk and bullet, and who on the 365th
day W Tx up to the polls and vote for the
continuance of the system which they de-
nounes, pah mot be recognized by the
THE bB4es of all the lager beer brew
cries il Philadelphia, $500 in number, met
the Goth and resolvelto strike because of
the announcement that their wages would
be reduced Jan. l.
MRS. sHAuNroN, the wife of promi-
nent clergyman of Brooklyn, N. Y, was
granted a divorce from her husband on the
29,h because of his cruelty to her and
affect;onge attentions to a married lady OF
his congl 'gation.
CHARbEs BACON, of tho firm of Bells &
Bacon, one of the most prominent citizens
of Peoria, ILL.,, dropped dead last Wednes-
day morning at the Board of Trade i'll that
city.
SPEAKER CARLISLE says he does not
think then will he any legislation this win
ter in Congress- 10 reduce the surplus. The
time is DO short and there is too great a
disagreen1 ent on both sides of the House.
He says the American people cannot be
made to realize any situation until it is ac-
tuaIly upon them.
The Temple Theatre of Philadelphia,
enc of tht handsomest in the country, was
destroyed by fire on the 9th. Three fire.
men were buried under falling roof.
A 1ARo E number of society ladies in
Chicago eceived unsigned circulars urging
them TO refrain from Offering wine to their
guests on New Years Day. While some
took the suggestion in good faith, and sub
situted doffee for vine, others repealed
what thet termed an unwarranted invasion
of their affairs.
The steamboat Bradish johnson, used
as clearinghouse ut Jackson, Ala,
where thu West Alabama Railroad bridge is
building, was burned on the night of the
29th. Two whites, Otis McElroy, of Mo.
} lille. and Dal. ssl,lhouse, of New York, are
Kissing, IAN two negroes, Lewis Adams
and Ben lBnJl were drowned. 1t is be-
lieved tbG ten others, all negroes, persisted
in the DANES and that ten others were
Two 1egroeE, supposed to have burglar.
lied j)welry store and murdered a col
ored occupant on the night Of the 18th, a
Vicksbury, M ISIS, were taken from tho Gus.
tody of d constable WHO had just SECURED
their arrest on the Goth, and were hung Il
tel graph pole.
On Wednesday, last Detective Pinkertou
went TO L cav hworth, Kansas, in respons,
to snmmontR from Mrs. Wittrock, o:he
of "Jim Cum, ings, the captured express
robber, md v given by Mrs. Wittrock {
lot of unopened express packages contain.
ing in the aggregate s22.G0O, which sht
said had beef sent her for safe keeping b.
| her son from Clicnqo.